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SAVING THE TEETH.
Irrepnrablc Injury Done by So Called
Dentifrices-A Dentists Prescription.

Irrepnrablc Injury Done by So Called
Dentifrices-A Dentists Prescription.
"Nhat should a man use to clean his
teethf' was the question asked Of q we'll
known dentist recently. The dentist replied
ut once, Nothing but water. There arc
moro good teeth ruined by so called denti-
frices than by oil other causes in the world
put together The object Of the makers of
these dentifrices is, of course, to produce a
preparation that will, with very little rubbing
Of tho brush, make the teeth look perfectly
clean and white. To accomplish this they
put pumice stone, and sometimes strong
alkalies, in their preparations Pumice stone
will unquestionably take oil the tartar off the
TOOTH and it will also, just as unquestionably,
tako oil the enamel with it. All -sllkali will
make O yellow tooth like white in few
seconds, but before O week has passed it will
have eaten away nearly all the enamel and
utterly destroyed the tooth.
"In walking along tie street you often see
'fakir,' by way of advertising his patent
.dentifricc, call small boy from the crowd
near by and opening the boys mouth rub tho
dentifricc on his dirty teeth, and in a minute,
almost, talio or ell the tartar and make the
teeth look perfectly pure and white. Now, q
man like That 'fakir' ought to be arrested, for
he has forever destroyed that boys teeth.
His preparation, composed of powerful
alkal, is eating away tho enamel Of the boys
teeth, and in few months tho poor young
ster will not have O sound tooth in his head.
The dentifrices composed chiefly Of punice
stone are not as bad Us those containing ON
alSali, because they will not destroy the teeth
SO quickly; but if used habitually they will
as certainly destroy them in the end.
II should advise man by all means to use
no dcntifrice of any description, unless it he
prepared chalk If this is used not oftencr
than once week, it will not injure tho teeth,
and may help to cleanse them, but it should
on no account be used every day. Orris root
does the teeth no harm, and gives pleasant
odor to the breath; and If all our dentifriccs
were composed simply Of orris root d.prc.-
pared chalk, they could be harmless enough,
if not beneficial. Ny own plan is to use a
moderately hard brush. and plenty Of cold
water, and nothing else, and my teeth are in
excellent condition. If people would only
pick their teeth carefully after each meal,
making sure that not the slightest particle of
food remained near the gums or between the
teeth, and would also, beforeretiring ut night,
run piece of soft thread through their teeth,
they would not have any necessity for dem
thrice. Of course sweets and candies arc bad
for the teeth; SO is smoking, or taking el, er
very cold or hot drinks; but, bad as all tho
undoubtedly are, 1 really think that the worst
enemy the tooth has is tho so called denti-
frice. Take the advice of dentist, and never
uso anything for your teeth but brush and
good cold water. Boston Saturday Even
ing Gazette,
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REVIVAL OF SNUFF TAKING.
The Story that Con,ss Across tho Allan
tie-practice Ii, Colonial Times.

The report comes from Paris TINT the prac-
tice Of snuff taking viii DO resuscitated dur
ing tho coming winter BIZ tho handles OF the
French capital Tho young mon aro bunting
up their ancestral snuff boxes and studying
old family picture; in order to acquire the
graceful style of taking pinch practiced by
tho old court gallants. Pawnbrokels and
dealers in Anticipated articles have realized
very large sums for snuff boxes TINT have
lain on their shelves for forty or fifty
years. Most extrnvagant prices have bee1
paid for snuff boxes that belonged to mem
bers of tho old nobility. Several jewelers.
arc engaged in making snuff boxes Of an
tiquo and original designs In many club
rooms ornamental vases, filled with various
kinds of SNUFF, stand OH tho tables or man.
tells.
In colonial times, during tho revolutionary
var, and for many years afterward, the use
OF snuff was very common in this country.
Nearly every gentleman carried a silver
snuff box, which was often inlaid with gold.
At the entrance Of tho senate chamber, In
the national Capitolint Washington, are large
receptaclcs for snuff, ut which members of
that august body once filed thor boxes on
passing into thoir seats in the morning
Many can remember the time when the snuif
box was nassed around in social circles every
few minutes, and when it was as common TO
ask for u pinch of snuff is it now Is to asK
for light for q cigar or for chew OIL TO-
bacco. Poor people generally used snuff be-
cause it was cheap, or, more properly, De-
cause 20 littlo went good ways" The use
Of snuff became general in all northern
countries, especially i'll Scotland, Holland
Sweden and Norway. In Iceland nearly
every person used largo quantities OF snulf,
which was kept in an ornamented horn. The
practice was and perhaps is, to insert the
,.littlo end of tho hornn in the nostril and
to thump the large end SO as to discharge
portion of the contents. Tho host often
walked among his guests and performed tnls
Office us mark OF hospitality. Sometimes
servants or members OF the family were in
structed how to handle the snuff horn with
grace and dcxtcrity. Before the invention OF
friction matches considerable difficulty was
found in Lighting cigars and pipes, but the
s,,uff box was always ready to bring forth
Forty wears ago there was scarcely grocery
In tho country that did not keep several kinds
of snuff, and the name of ono Scotch manu-
facturcr was known throughout tho civilized
world
The use of snuff has been steadily declining
In almost every country in the world during
q period of fifty years. Various reasons may
be assigned for its gradual disuse. So far ns
deleterious effects are concerned, snutilng to-
bscco is open TO the least objection, as the
amount of nicotine taken into tho system is
very small This method of using tobacco Is
also attended by the smallest expense to the
consumer Chicago Times.
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Fighters DON'T Quarrel.

"Why don't you ever see fighters with
bunsed up facesr asked G reporter of Billy
Edwards il the Hoffman house tho other
evening as he glanced at O gentleman whose
face was scratched and swollen from some
recent alteration. "They have to make
their living fighting" was the answer 81
never saw man who chopped wood nll day
chop any atnight for amusement. You
wouldn't SO to theatre and report the show
just for fun, I'll bet Then, too, q fighting
man appreciates the risk to his hands he runs
in hitting some fellow who may have hard
head, and he knows it is no credit to him to
thrash anybody except q clever opponent in
ring. "A fighter is the safest man to insult
know of. Many time have to pocket talk
men wouldn't dare use to anybody else. ~
New York Evening World.
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WOMAN AND HOME.
HINTS AND HELPS OF VALUE TO
MAIDS AND NATIONS.

Ventilation OF the Sleeping Room-Gloss
on tho linen Co1lar-An Invalid's APP
pctitc--l Mothers Touch-orIgin OF
Lovc-par,grnphs Notes.
Ventilation is splendid provision Of na-
trro for human good. Tho circulation of air
is wisely adapted to enter any crovice
There is I'll ancient riddle, Ground the
house, aud round the house, pccks i'll every
crack"
This is tho mission of the wind, and if we
opcl the chamber window wo shall be amply
repaid by TIE fresh, celebrating air that is
waiting to replace the foul, stagnant breath
OF the gathering night watches. Tnis every
body knows. But, please, don't carry bed
making past tho sunset. Every one knows
tat the dew falls before old Sol has thought
OF retiring to his golden pillow. Ono hour.
ail,l half is qaite sufIc for q thorough
airing of,a sleeping room. rs -
What sorry sight is presented by a.lot OF
promiscuous bed linen strewn about, robbing
tue room of its beauty, and sadly infringing
on tho laws Of tithncss A nicely made bed
is an awful handy place to lay things on. 1t
Is high enough to be out of tho reach OF baby
tall lnOtnCrS Go nOC nave uutScIleSJ. ~ hSSP
It unraade il wild notion, end hope that it
will not gain prominence. Just think Of it.
..1ot make q bed until it is required to sleep
i'm What would become of all the pretty
laco covers, shans, etc.' This plan so lately
proposed has been tried by slacl, domcstics
for q long time. They seldom mako their
oHn until bedtime unless strictly ordered to
do so. speak advisedly, having been an
noycd by such delinquency, as, think, any
tidy housewife would be.
In this day of tho family boarding craze,
and tho back aching bric-a-brac nonsense,
please do not fill our daughters and house
maids heads with tho folly of neGlectinS to
arrange every room in its prettiest order.
Eo need the exercise, besides the freedom "
secures us from spirit of procrastination.
y nice breeze invited through open win
dows in the morning hour, secures all tho
health that is necessary in this line; and tho
exercise that follows the proper adjustment
of our dwellings guarantees the blessing of
good digestion, and gratifies the love for that
harmony whi.t Should pervade every homo.
Christian at Work.
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The II; WHITE
Sewing Machine
STANDS AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS

The LATEST improved cylinder SHUT
tie and Hat shank needle cannot be
set wrong, are among the latest
improvements. Over COO, 900 now
in use in the short time OIL years.
Never such IL record with any other
sewing machine. Don't buy any
till you have examined this new
machine then You can Judge tor
yourself the qnieteSt shuttle ma,
chine on the market. Let me hear
from you.
have also The patent DOUBLE
EDGED REvERSIBLESHEARS
or SCISSORS. the hest you ever
Saw,snever need grinding nor get
loose in rivet.
And am still making a large
amount Of the best quality of pop
lar and oak furniture, Snch as mar.
BILE top bureaus, tables, stands,
sideboards, cuphoards,trund beds.
sc. Repairing done and pictures
framed. Pulpits for churches made
to order.
Thanking you for past favors, |
submit my claims to you in the flu
ture aud will try and merit a con
tinuance of the same patronage.
Respectfully, &C.,
R. 81. PENNEWELL,
nMNnnnu ".
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER !
IN lHANCERY OF THE C'ncUiT
COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF
ACCOMACK
AccoMAcK G.. III. VA. Nov. 10, 1887.
TO whom it NAV CONCERN:

AccoMAcK CHI, VA. v.l0, 1887. }
TO whom it NAV concerns:
Notice isherebY given that | shall, on
Monday, tile l2tl day of December, next
at 10 o'clock, a. m, At my said office.
proceed 10 make the inquiries directed
by the decree pronounced by said court
on the 9th day of October, 1897, in the
suitin chaicery therein pending be-
tween John f. Bundick and wite.plain-
titfs, and Jacob l.. Ayres and wife and
others. defendants, to wit:
LIST. Whether, nr not, the defendant,
William Ayres, has resided inthiS State,
and il so, whether, or not. he has goil,
from this State and has not returned u"
this State for seven years successfully
2nd, Whether, or not, the parties tn
said suit, who are the brothers and sis
ters..of the said William .Ayres have. Or
either of them has. heard from the sahl
William Ayres. Or know of his 'eills
alive, within the past seven years, amt.
3rd, Whether, Or not, the said VIII
liam Ayres Is dead. 80. ~
;: Given under smYshaud rs Commissions
en- in Cllancery Aforesaid.
J. w. GILLET.
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(.nrc for a Cold.

When the un1.istaknblc indications Of a
bad cold are first felt 4 glass of lot lemonade
before going to bed will sometimes correct
tic mischief. The fec. may he soaked in hot
water With couple of toblcsr.olfuls OF
mustard stirred in il if the cold is i'll the
head Eut when this is done, warmer STOCK
ings than usual should be worn the next day
Ii the chest is sore, it may be rubbed with
warm oil, or spirits of turpentinc, and an ex-
ta layer of flannel placed next the skin be-
fore going out.-Elimbeth Robinson Scovii
in Good Housekeeping.
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An Ex-Kine.s Cleanliness.

The ex-l,ing of Dude, who lately died at
Calcutta, was as particular about neatness
and cleanliness as the proverbial Dutch
housewife. If, when walking in his gardens,
he found stray birds feather among the
flowers or few straws or withered leaves
lying about he would fine the gardener and
the Waterman Of the day three days pay.
Tho same penalty was inflicted on any indoor
servant who left speck Of dust or scrap CT
litter about tho palace, where floors, walls,
and furniture were being busted and cleaned
oil day long-Chicugo News.
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ONANCnCK, Va.

FALL and WINTER OPENING.
We are now ready to exhibit one
of the largest and best selected
stocks of General Merchandise ever
shown in this county, and still we
are adding more by every boat
We first Gull your attention to our
line of
DRESS GOODS
which we think cannot he surpassed
in this county. 1t consists OF all
the newest shades of Henrietta
cloth, tricots, caShmeres, worSteds,
etc. with trimmings to MATCH Of
almost every description from 10
cents up to SI.25 per yard.
CLOAKS, JACKETS, DOLMANS,
we have them in abundance, ard
they have got to he sold. We can
fit the baby, little girl, misses,
young lady, or old woman in the la
test styles and shapes, prices from
$3.50 to Sl5..
READY.MADE CLOTHING
we cannot he beaten In, as the va
riety and low prices in this fine
show of childrens', boys, youths,
and mems suits. We also have an
unusual large assortment Of over
coats at astoniShingly low prices.
We have the largest stock OF
NOTIONS
that we have ever displayed on our
counters, and in gents underwear,
furnishing goods, our line is full
and complete. In
FURNITURE
we have more than we want, and
guarantee our prices to he as low
or lower than any house on the
Shore. Stoves and cooking nten-
sils, we have lately added toour new
department.. aud can give you the
celebrated Stonewall and New En-
erald cook stoves and fixtures at
city rices,also keep other stoves at
manufacturer prices.
The above is only a few special.
ties we are now offering, aud We do
assert that we can show you as
full line of everything that is usu-
ally kept in Il first-cl;:ss country
store, us can be found anywhere
Tile above is no idle. talk. Come
and examine before purchasing
elsewhere and you will be con-
vinced.
PATE & MASON,
Leemont, Va.
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SHIP.


A king, popc, and kaiser and qucen-most
fnr WIS She
Went sailing, sailing, sailing, ovc- sunny sea,
And amid them sat q bcggar, n churl OF low de-
greo;
and they oil went sailing, sailing, the sunny
And the king said to the kaiser and his comrades
fair and free:
LET US turn adrft this beggar, this churl of.low
degree,
For he tnlnts the balmy odors that blow to you
and mo,
As we travel, sailing sailing, over the sunny sea- !"
1.-THE ship is mine" said tho bcggar, that churl
Of low degree,
And we're oil of US sailing. sailing, to tho grave,
o'cr tho sunny sen;
And you may not, and you cannot, get rid Of
mine or me;
No. not for your crowns and sccptcrs-my name
IL Death" quoth he. &C. Mackay.
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AGCOMAO7C H. VA SATURDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1884,

was q justice or tne peace, sent solemn mes
sage to Monkey to the effect that if he killed
TINT baby s.whitefellow governor kill him.
Tho next thing. heard was that Monkey and
his gins walk away and it appeared that
up to thcstiInc of their departure at any ratio,
tho tiny mortal WIS still living.-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
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METEOROLOGICAL Instruct.

Mr. W. N[attieu Williams thinks that the
instinct which guides the swallow southwark
i'll the autumn is probably of very practical
and unpoetic kind. Its food is chiefly flying
insects. whose development ceases with the
advance of cold from the north, and in
migrating the bird is simply following its
rercatins foplsupply.-Arkansaw Traveller.
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Souvenir of tho Confectionery

II. C. Thaxton, the tax collector of Butts
county, Ca, has in his possession copper
souvenir of the late Confederacy. Iii sabout
the size of a copper cent, and on one side is Il
Confederate flag in tho center, and around it
are the letters, sour flag, and the date, 1865.
On the other side are the words, ''If any ono
attempt to tear it down, shoot him on the
spot,n with the word 'Dixie" in the CENTER
Chicago News
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The public will please take no.
tice that the mill property lesig.
mated above, which formerly be.
longed to Mr.. ID. II. Dennis, Is now
owned by the undersigned who
will continue to do business at the
old stand, and will endeilvor TO
give entire satisfaction TO I'LL who
nav favor him with their custom.
Thanks for former patronage. Fla
ture iavOrs solicited.
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7 VIRGINIA: In the circuit court
for the county of Accomack, in
vacation, November 10th, 1857.
Littleton Reed, $500. Plaintiff.
against
Harriet Reed alias Harriet Nal
In Chancery.
The object of This suit Is to OBJ
tain divorce u vincrlo matIimonii.
Affidavit having been made be-
fore The clerk of The s;si,l c,mlrl that
The said defendant is Il n0n-reSi
dent OF this State, on the motion of
the plaintiff, by his attorney, it is
ordered that the said defendant do
appear ii. re within one month after
due publication of this order and
do What is necessary to protect her
interests: and that this order be
published once week for fonr sue
ceSSive weeks in the PENINSULA
ENTERPRISE. a newspaper pub
liShed ;t Acctnack Court House,
Virginia, and all" posted Al the
front door of the coi'rt house of the
said county on the first day of the
next term of the county court OF
the said county.
Test. NJ. OLDHAM, .JR.. D'y
for JOHN ID. GRANT, Q. 9.
a Copy.
Test. NJ. OLDHAM, JR., by
for JOHN b. GRANr, z. O.
Geo. r. Parramore, p. q.
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phor and applied to COINS night and morning
will entirel;. remove them.
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Postal Service REPORTS.

The reports of tho postal service are said
to be, financially, highly favorable. The
successive reductions of the rates of postage
md the raising of the weight of letters that
may be sent under q single two cent stamp
from half oil ounce to al ounce have been
followed by an increase Of business, rspeci-
ally at the larger Offices, which gives prom Use
that the postal service will speedily attain Il
self supporting hasis. The cxpcrte'l deficit
of 81 .0uO will no.; it is believed, exceed
the sun Of 81. :,O0, coo Frank Leslie's.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-08
A Pertinent inuuiry.

The board Of public works has taken it
upon itself to recommend the rejection
by the council OF the bid for Berea stone
curbing, although it is twelve cents less
per lineal foot than the Colorado sand
stone curbng Now the entire tax for
curbing is levied upon the owners OF
abutting property. Tho city does not pay
one dime. Why should the council ask
for bids on any stone. excepting Colo
rado. If it is forcgone conclusion that
the higher bid will be accepted under
pretense that the material is worth
more money! Two years ago upper
Farnam, west of Fifteenth street, was
curbed with Berca stone. That part OF
the street has great deal of traffic, but
the Berea stone has been found good
enough. Why then compel properly
owners on residence streets to pay twelve
cents per foot more for their curbing than
1t can be laid for with stone that has
stood the test not only in Omaha, but
many other cities?
Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-08
A scandalous Outrage.

The action of the house in the Smell.
McKenna contest, was scandalous out.
rage. When the legislature met,
McKenna. the democratic member from
Sarpy county, was seated by virtue of his
certificate. His seat was contested by
Smell, the republican candidate on various
grounds. After holding back its re.
port for nearly month, the
committee on elections declared Smell
entitled to Mckenna's seat. The proofs
to support this conclusion were over
whelming. 1t was shown by an abund-
ancc of testimony that large number OF
non-resident repeaters had been voted
in Sarpy county for McKenna. Most Of
these men were graders living in
Douglas county and voted at Papillion.
these men had doubtless been voted in
both counties for Float Senator Campbell.
Other testimony in support of SHELLS
claim was produced before the commit.
tee. leaving no room for doubt as to the
title of Smell to the seat fraudulenuy
held by McKenna. BY preconcerted
trickery on the part of certain railroad
republicans. the report Of the committee
was recommitted two weeks ago. But the
committee made a second report shortly
after in favor of unseating McKenna and
seating Smell When the final vote was
taken by the house last Friday the com
mittee's recommendations were reversed
and McKenna declared rightfully elected,
IN the face of the notorious fact that he
had obtained and held his seat by fraud.
This result was brought about by re-
markable combination. The self-styled
stalwart republicans united with the
almost solid democracy to keep McKenna
"a bourbon democrat-in his seat. The
dem mocrats who voted for Mckenn a
have the scmblance of excuse for their
action on party grounds. But what de-
fense car republicans make for helping
to perpetrate such palpable fraud upon
the electors of Sarpy county, on the state
at large and on their own party?
1t is hardly necessary TO add that the
testimony in the Snell.McKenna case has
| borne out what we have before asserted
that Mr.. Campbell was not elected float
senator from Sarpy and Douglas. but Sc
cured his scat by systematic fraud. 1t is
barely possible that the disclosures made
By the SnellMcKenna contest had grca
weight with railroad republicans in de
termining their action. They did no
propose to concede, by seating Smell
that Rosewater, and not Campbell, ha(
been elected in this senatorial district.